Questions about the non-lens portion of cameras that have interchangeable lenses
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In film cameras with film advance levers, what happens if I don't crank the lever all the way?
In film cameras with film advance levers, what happens if I don't crank the lever all the way? Will the lever 'remember' the last position it was at and keep the shutter button locked until I crank it ...
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What do you get for spending more money on a camera body?
I'm looking at DSLR bodies, and I have only one real feature I'd really like to have -- 1080P video recording.
I'm looking at Nikons here for this example, but only for illustrative purposes -- I'm ...
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Why does my new camera appear to have over 3000 photos taken already?
I just bought a new Canon EOS 60D and a new 8GB SDHC card.
When I started it the first time I realised that the shutter count on Battery-Information-Menu was at 256 taken photos.
I made a few shots ...
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What motor gets used if both lens and camera body have a focus motor?
If both a camera body and lens have motorized autofocus, would one be used over the other or would both work in tandem to speed the focus process along?
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How do camera body motors compare to in-lens motors for focusing?
What is the difference between using a motor on the camera body and the motor built into lenses?
Aside from how both compare in terms of speed, what differences would I notice if I use a body with a ...
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Is there a difference in the sensor technology in entry level cameras vs. that in pro or semi-pro DSLRs?
Obviously there are differences in everything, both optics-wise and mechanism-wise, but
I would like to know:
Are the materials used to construct sensors (disregarding sensor size) different at any ...
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What does the theta symbol near the flash represent?
On my camera, between the mode dial and the flash, there is a white theta symbol. I've also seen it on review sites in pictures of other cameras, often in different locations but always near the ...
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Why has no one invented a 4:5 aspect ratio APS-C/35mm-sized DSLR?
People keep inventing different form factors and formats for cameras, but none seems to have hit on what seems (to me) like an obvious one. Why doesn't somebody build a camera with a sensor that has a ...
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Are there any 35mm cameras that I could control with a computer?
I saw some work at an art show last night that reminded me that I'm interested in trying out Redscale at some point.
And so I was browsing around online for redscale stuff today, and came across a ...
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Is it technically possible to build a camera body to correct for lens defects?
Most lenses tend to be expensive because the lens needs to be very complicated in order to correct for various optical effects (aberration, etc). Is it possible to build a sensor and processor ...
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Does the camera tell me the shutter speed it will use when in aperture priority and the aperture and ISO are set?
I am wondering if a DSLR can show what the shutter speed it will use prior to shooting. I was doing some shooting in a library this morning and was using aperture priority. My daughter was running ...
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“Factory reset” for D40?
I'm getting my D40 prepped to be sold, and I want to set the camera back to the original factory settings. When I do the "two button" reset (holding the "I" and "info" buttons down for two seconds), ...
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What are shutter actuations?
I was just reading the question How many actuations are "too many actuations"? and trying to figure out what a shutter "actuation" actually is.
The only thing I can guess is that it's the number of ...
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How many actuations are “too many actuations”?
When looking at used camera bodies, a question that comes up a lot, is "how many shutter actuations, or clicks, does it have?"
What I am wondering is, how many is too many. In other words, is there ...
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What's the difference between the levels of weather sealing on DSLRs (e.g. 50D vs 7D vs 5D vs 1D)?
My Canon 450D can (or at least has) survived light rain, condensation in the cold and a little icing up overnight during astrophotography...
The various different levels of camera above the ...
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Can anyone review the Yashica 300 AutoFocus SLR?
I recently inherited a Yashica 300 Autofocus SLR. Because the camera was manufactured (1993) before we had online reviews of anything (cameras, books, TV's, etc.), I can't find any reviews on whether ...
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What are the international translations for Canon DSLR body names?
Canon uses different codenames for the same camera body depending whether it is sold in North America or Europe. In Europe we have the 50D, 550D and so on, while the US has XTi (or something like ...
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Is it possible to convert a film SLR to digital?
This may well be a question to which the answer is "can't be done," but I was wondering whether it was possible to convert a film SLR to a DSLR by putting a sensor in place of the film. I have a bunch ...
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How to clean a lens cover?
I own an all-in-one camera (shame on me.) It's a Canon Powershot A710.
I'm not aware what happened exactly, but now the automatic cover (the thing that opens when you turn on the camera and the lens ...
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Is Image Stabilization better in the lens or the body? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the difference between in-lens image stabilizing and in-sensor image stabilizing?
Some DSLR manufacturers have image stabilization (IS) in the body of their ...
